The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Produced by
19 songs
Engineered by
14 songs
Produced by
10 songs
Mixed by
8 songs
Produced by
8 songs
Engineered by
8 songs
Produced by
6 songs
Engineered by
5 songs
Produced by
5 songs
Engineered by
5 songs
Engineered by
5 songs
Engineered by
5 songs
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Horst Weber produced 9 of Abdullah Ibrahim’s top 10 songs
Joachim Becker is Abdullah Ibrahim’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 19 songs
Abdullah Ibrahim recorded most at Hansahaus-Studios (14 songs)
Abdullah Ibrahim wrote or co-wrote 35 of 68 songs on fono (51%)
Credited songs by Abdullah Ibrahim span 50 years, 1974 to 2024 (59 songs)
Top songs
- 1
From Zimbabwe
From Banyana: Children of Africa
- 6
1976
- 7
1976
- 8
1976
- 9
1976
- 10
1976
- 6
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Where the songs were made
- Hansahaus-Studios14 songs
- Barbican Centre: Barbican Hall12 songs
- Downtown Sound Studio6 songs
- Van Gelder Studio5 songs
- WDR Funkhaus5 songs
- Bauer Studios4 songs
- Gallo Studios4 songs
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Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Duo
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Duo
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Orchestra
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Quartet
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Trio
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Dollar Brand Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Jazz Epistles
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of Jazz Epistles
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of South African Quintet
Abdullah Ibrahim is a member of South African Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Abdullah Ibrahim is from Cape Town
9Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is afro-jazz
10Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is bebop
11Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is cape jazz
12Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is folk music
13Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is jazz
14Wikidata The genre of Abdullah Ibrahim is post-bop